: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:50 pm  

Character is very important, our players in or about the England squad have a lot to play for: LMS, Clubb, Sharp and Melling. They are on TV and will be watched so they have to perform or find themselves at the back of a long queue. The new kids have a lot to play for and as for the rest they have to graft. It is not impossible, it is unlikely, and Brian will be looking for 100% commitment. Stranger things have happened, ask Saints at Salford (without Myler) or indeed Salford at Celts a week later.

NIL DESPERANDUM

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:01 pm  

Feel sorry for the poor away crew.

If your team get's hammered, 6 Euro's a pint seems like a lot of money(and word has it that the weather out there is poor at the mo).

Please let the Rugby League Gods smile on the Mighty Quins
(and please let Stains play as bad next week as they have against the Mildmogs)

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:55 pm  

Once again thank you Wakey............... we will face a Saints side determined to get back on form next week. Though if they have Wellens kicking............Why does it seem that this season has gone pear shaped?

If we can get Orr, Randall, Dorn and Purdham on the pitch at the same time all may not be lost.

[brian2]

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:01 pm  

In amelie les bains and going to game, what happened to heckenberg and more important orr?

Still sun shining and wine very cheap.........

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:02 pm  

poplar panther wrote:

Once again thank you Wakey............... we will face a Saints side determined to get back on form next week. Though if they have Wellens kicking............Why does it seem that this season has gone pear shaped?

If we can get Orr, Randall, Dorn and Purdham on the pitch at the same time all may not be lost.

It seems fairly similar to most other seasons except we had a better first half of the season than normal, meaning the inevitable late-mid-season slump/injury crisis is that bit more agonising than usual.

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:35 pm  

TaRL PaRL wrote:

Can only agree!

19 man squads for completeness:
Catalans Dragons
Baile, Bell, Bentley, Bird, Bosc, Carlaw, Casty, Duport, Elima, Fakir, Ferriol, Gossard, Greenshields, McGuire, Mounis, Pelo, Perry, Ryles, Stacul.

Harlequins RL
Clubb, Esders, Gafa, Gale, Golden, Haggerty, Kaye, May, Gigot, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Melling, O'Callaghan, Robinson, Sharp, Skee, Temata, Ward, Wells, Williams

For me, Williams and May to miss out.
Gafa and Sharp in centres.
Temata, Ward, Louie, Haggerty props
Robinson, Golden SR.
O'Callaghan, Melling wings.
Wells fullback
Kaye hooker.
Gale and Skee/Gigot - One of them on the bench at SO / SH.
Roughly, im guessing...
I know i've made a mistake somewhere.. Not sure where.
Gigot is a must play imo.
Would like May to play, but we don't need him to play, Gafa needs to step up imo.
But very weak squad. We could win if we are commited and the lads give it their all.
Trust

: Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:22 am  

Now is the time for the young guns to step up to Super League and all the talk about Quins junior development to be backed up. Win, lose or draw, we must put in a really spirited perfomance and dont forget points difference !

I cant see beyond

Melling
Wells
Gafa
Clubb
Sharp
Gigot (altho having a bloke who apparently cant speak English as a pivot ....)
Gale
Ward
Kaye
Temata
Robinson
Esders
Golden

Skee
Williams
LMS
Haggerty

Fingers crossed !

: Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:17 am  

PC Plum wrote:

Now is the time for the young guns to step up to Super League and all the talk about Quins junior development to be backed up. Win, lose or draw, we must put in a really spirited perfomance and dont forget points difference !

I cant see beyond

Melling
Wells
Gafa
Clubb
Sharp
Gigot (altho having a bloke who apparently cant speak English as a pivot ....)
Gale
Ward
Kaye
Temata
Robinson
Esders
Golden

Skee
Williams
LMS
Haggerty

Fingers crossed !

That doesn't look too bad a team - particularly with Kevin Walter's ability to bring out the 'best' in his side

: Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:29 am  

There are big question are over levels of expereince, but I suspect neither Gigot or Skee will look out of place skill wise.

Skee is very good at taking the ball to the line and delaying the pass til the very last moment to put players through gaps, he also has quite a creative short kicking game. He is not particularly fast, but is fairly active in looking to push up in support.

Gigot has a huge boot on him (probably can whack the ball further than anyone at the club), he also has a very unpredictable side-step and is quite a handy goal kicker (which may be important with Purdham/Orr out). He is a little exposed at times in defence though.

: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:09 am  

PTB wrote:

Gigot has a huge boot on him (probably can whack the ball further than anyone at the club), he also has a very unpredictable side-step and is quite a handy goal kicker (which may be important with Purdham/Orr out). He is a little exposed at times in defence though.

Saints will be after his siggy then